Overview
- Morocco advanced by defeating Nigeria 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw, with Yassine Bounou saving two spot-kicks in Rabat.
- Senegal reached the decider by beating Egypt 1-0 in Tangier, sealed by Sadio Mané’s 78th‑minute winner.
- The final is scheduled for Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, with kick-off at 7pm GMT.
- Morocco enter with five clean sheets and just one goal conceded and seek a second AFCON crown after their lone win in 1976.
- Senegal, champions in 2022, contest their third final in four editions but will be without suspended captain Kalidou Koulibaly.